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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/14/40 August lath 1940. Regular meeting of the City Commission of the City of Bremerton,Washington, held on Wednesday August 14,1940 at ten o'clock A.M., Mayor Jones presiding; Commissioner Bruenn,~Commissioner Casad ~ein~ ~e~e~. Clerk read minutes of the meetings held on August 7,and August 12,19A0 and on mot of M~r Bruenn and Mr Cassd same were approved as read, all members voting Yes. ~ Lieut Morken of the Police Department recommended the installation o£ two lights in the alley in Block 15 original town of Bremerton, between Pacific and Park. Motion by Mr Jones andMr Bruenn to approve the recommendation of the Police Dept. carried as follows: Mr Jones, Yes. Mr Bruenn, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. w~out recommendation Chief of Police Lewis returned/the petition oD west side residents asking for a liquor store in their side of the city, and on motion of Mr Jones and Mr,Casad the clerk was instructed to refe~ the petition t~ the State Liquo~ Board. Clerk reported having called ~or bids for proposed improvement of Yantic Street and stated that one bid had been receive&; on motion of Mr Casad and Mr Jones bid was opened and read aloud from Lofthus Lumber Company; bid was referred to the Eng- ineering Department for computation which showed the total amount of bid to be $~00~.0~ and on motion of Mr Casad and M~r Bruenn the proposal was refer~ed to the committee of the whole for further consideration. Clerk reported having called for bids for the supply of pipe for the new pipe line about?nine ~il~s west of Bremerton, and stated that three bids bids had been received; on motion of Mr Oasad and Mr Jones ~ bids were opened and read aloud as follows: Beall Pipe and Tank 0ompan~, Portland,Oregon, Federal. Pipe and Tank 0ompany, Seattle, and Brooks Lumber Company, Bellingham, Washington. Beall Company b~ddwas~on welded steel pipe of l0 gage thickness, Amount, $59A0.00 Brooks Lumber Company bid was on 14 inch creosoted wood pipe, Amount, 45~7.50 Federal Pipe and Tank Ce.bid was on lA inch wood pipe,~reosoted, Amount, 48Ag.50~- Motion by Mr Casad and Mr Jones to refer all bi~eto the co~mmittee of the whole fo consideration, carried as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes. Mr Bruenn, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. Cltrk reported this as date fixed for continued hearing on proposed fmprovement of High Avenue North of Eleventh Street. The Engineering Department submitted a report showing that the per centage of front footage protested was ~8,17% and the percentage of cost to the district was 59.~%. The Commission diseusmed the improvement and ,mm a~l the co~nmi~sioners were oposed to doing the work until some of the protests were withdrawn and on motion of Mr Jones and Mr oasad the hearing was continued until Aug. ~,19~0 at ten o'clock A.M. (all members voted Yes) Motion by Mr ~ones and Mr Casad t~ coD$inue the hearing on the proposed improvement of Ohio ~nd Lincoln Avenues et.al?c~'~l~d as follows: Mr Jones, Yes. Mr Bruen~, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. ~ Clerk read Ordinance No.1336 declaring an emergency to exist in the Building Inspect Department, on account of the necessity of employing a full time Secretary for the Planning Commis~ion and appropriating $687.~0 to meet such emergency. (Second reading) Motion by Mr Jones and Mr Bruenn to adopt ordinance as read, carried as follows: Mr Jones, Yes. Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr Cas ad, Yes. Clerk read resolution amending and supplimenting a resolution passed by the City of the City of Bremerton on the 17th day of July 1940, and declaring the need for a Authority in the City of Bremerton,Washington. Motion by Mr Jones and Mr Casad to adopt resolution, carried as follows: Mr Jones, Yes. Mr Bruenn, Yes. Mr Oasad, Yes. Engineering department submitted' Estimate #l of L. I. D. #20?, Total Estimate $1863. Less 15%, Amount Due $1§83.72. Motion by Mr Casad and Mr Jones to ~pprove estimate and approve warrant for $1§83.7 carried as follows: Mr Jones, Yes. Mr Bruenn, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. Motion by Mr Bruenn and Mr Jones to allow all bills presented at this meeting and a by a majority of the commission, carried as follows: Mr Jones, Yes, Mr Bruenn, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. ~r Jones was excused at this point and the commissioners acting as a committee of discussed the bids for pipe for the water department; it was called to the of the members of the commission that the call for bids provided for s~eeifica~ions fro~ ~ach bidder, and Beall Pipe and Tank Co or Brooks Lumber Co had no specifications. ~otion by Mr Casad and Mr Bruenn to reject the bi~ of Beall Pipe and Tank Co and the trooks Lumber 0ompany, carried as follows: Mr Bruenn, Yes. Mr Casad,Yes. Mr Jones Absen' The commission discussed the bid of the Federal Pipe and Tank Co. with specificatiom ~d and who had also oI'fered to put up a bond to guarantee immediate delivery of and as the ditch had already been dug the element of time was given special consi, ,ration. Motion by Mr Casad and M~r Bruenn to award the contract to the Federal Pipe Tank Company of Seattle, as the best bid for the city, carried as follows: Bruen, Yes. Mr Cesad, Yes, Mr Jones, Absent. Motion by Mr ~sad and Mr Bruenn to adJour~carried, both members voting Yes. M A Y ~ . ~ITy ~LERK.